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Ministry of Home Affairs
National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer held in Mumbai
National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer was held at Insurance Institute of India in Mumbai today. The one day workshop was jointly organized by National Institute of Disaster Management  and Insurance Institute of India . Member Secretary, NDMA, Shri. G.V. V. Sarma; Secretary General, Insurance Institute of India, Shri Deepak Godbole; Executive Director, NIDM, Major General Manoj Kumar Bindal; and CMD, GIC Re, Mr. Dervesh Srivastava inaugurated the workshop.
In his video message, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra highlighted:
- Prime Ministers 10-point agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction
- Report of 15th Finance Commission Report
- Importance of insurance not only for financial resilience but also as a tool for mitigating impact of disasters
Dr. Mishra also congratulated NIDM and III for their collaborative effort for taking up the initiative and in creating a milestone for Disaster Risk Financing.
The intensity and frequency of natural calamities and disasters are rising every day and developing countries are the most affected. In order to face the economic and fiscal shocks caused by major disasters, a robust disaster risk management programme is essential. The workshop has been aimed to impart understanding of disaster risk financing and creation of action plans for implementation by state governments, local authorities and insurance companies. Accordingly, three technical sessions were conducted: Disaster Risk finance and Insurance for the option of Risk Transfer; Challenges in Implementing Insurance for building Disaster Risk Resilience; and State Government Perspectives and Designing Action Plan for the Future.
‘Let us not work in silos’ was the sentiment of the workshop which was evident from the active participation of representatives and delegates from Government Organisations, State Disaster Management Authorities, Insurance and Re-Insurance companies, Insurance experts, World Bank, UN Institutions, Financial Institutions and also organisations working on Catastrophe Financial Resilience from across the country.
State governments especially Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu which faced natural calamities recently shared their experiences in handling the post-disaster scenario and the risk transfer steps followed and implemented in their states.
During the workshop, reports on 'Property Insurance in New & Existing Housing' and ‘Challenges in Insuring Flood-Prone Areas of Mumbai’ were released by CMD, GIC Re, Devesh Srivastava and Member, NDMA, G V V Sarma.
Mrs. Shefali Sehwani, CFO, Lloyds India; Mr. Vijay Kalavakonda from World Bank; Mr. J. Augustine, CEO, Axa XL India; Mr. Satish Raju, CEO, Swiss Re-India; Smt. Usha Rani, Principal Secretary, Andhra Pradesh; Mr Pradeep Jena, Principal Secretary and CEO, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority; Mr. Ramachandradu, Additional Secretary, Bihar; and Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Chennai, Tamil Nadu were the major speakers of the day.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Pollution Control Scheme
Under the Central Sector Scheme  ‘Control of Pollution, funds are released to different Central and State government agencies which inter alia include Central Pollution Control Board , State Pollution Control Boards /Pollution Control Committees  for various sub-components viz. Assistance for Abatement of Pollution in lieu of Water Cess funds subsumed with GST; National Clean Air Programme ; Environmental Monitoring Programme; Assistance for Abatement of Pollution & Ongoing projects under the CETP and CT Scheme; Research Programmes and Outreach Activities. The details of funding are as under:
Yearly funds status of Control of Pollution scheme

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Funds allocated 
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Funds allocated 
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Funds released 
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2019-20
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460.96
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445.00
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408.86
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2020-21
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460.96
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267.50
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267.41
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2021-22
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470.00
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390.10
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251.98Funds released up to 28.02.2022
Following Committees have been constituted under NCAP for Co-ordination at Central and State Level:
At the Central level : Apex Committee, Steering Committee, Monitoring Committee, and Implementation Committee;
At the State level :. Steering Committees and Implementation Committees;
At the City level : Implementation Committees and Monitoring Committees.
There is a Project Appraisal Committee also for appraising individual project proposals of the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Control of Pollution in the Ministry.
This information was given by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change in Lok Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination to be held 20 Cities e-admission certificates can be downloaded from the website
According to a Press Release issued by Ms. S.Rajalakshmi, Deputy Secretary, SSC ,
Staff Selection Commission will be conducting Combined Higher Secondary Level  Examination, 2018  in Computer Based Mode. In Southern Region, 1,79,849 Candidates have been admitted for the examination. The examination will be held in 39 Venues located at 20 Cities viz. Chirala, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam & Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad, Karimnagar & Warangal in Telangana and Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli & Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
In Southern Region, the examination will be held on 02.07.2019, 03.07.2019. 04.07.2019, 05.07.2019 and 08.07.2019. There will be 3 Shifts in a day – 1st Shift from 10.00 AM to 11:00 AM, 2nd Shift from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 3rd Shift from 04.00 PM to 05.00 PM. Facility to download e-Admission Certificates is provided in SSC website in such a way that candidates can download it only 7 days before their date of examination and all the subsequent days till their date of examination. These details are also intimated to the candidates through SMS to their mobile numbers and e-mail to their mail Ids as provided by them in their online applications.
Prohibited items such as watches, books, paper chits, magazines electronic gadgets  are strictly not allowed in the examination hall. If any such item is found in the possession of a candidate in the examination hall, his/her candidature is liable to be cancelled and legal/criminal proceedings could be initiated against him/her. He/she would also be liable to be debarred from appearing in future examinations of the Commission for a period of 3-7 years. Candidates are, therefore, strictly advised not to bring prohibited items and bags into the Examination Venue. Candidates are further requested to note that they shall not be permitted to attend the examination without e-Admission Certificate and Original Valid Identity Proof enumerated in the Instructions attached with e-Admission Certificate. All the candidates are, therefore, requested to download their e-Admission Certificate without fail. For further queries/clarifications, candidates may contact Southern Regional Office Helpline Numbers .
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
PM AWAS YOJANA-URBAN 
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban  under ‘Housing for All’ Mission since June, 2015 by giving Central assistance to implementing agencies through States/Union Territories  for providing all-weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries. The implementation period of PMAY-U scheme which was earlier from 25.06.2015 to 31.03.2022, has since been extended up to 31.12.2024, except Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  vertical, to complete all the houses sanctioned under the scheme without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.
PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses. States/UTs have undertaken demand survey under PMAY-U for assessing actual demand of housing and reported a demand of 112.24 lakh houses.
The demand being dynamic in nature, based on the project proposals submitted by States/ UTs, more than 118.90 lakh houses have been sanctioned as on 10.07.2023. Of the sanctioned houses, 112.22 lakh have been grounded for construction; of which 75.31 lakh are completed/ delivered to beneficiaries. Out of ₹ 2.00 lakh crore  Central assistance committed, ₹ 1.47 lakh crore has been released till date. State/UT-wise details of number of houses completed during last three years  under PMAY-U are at Annexure.
The Ministry regularly reviews the status of implementation of PMAY-U with States/UTs for completion of all the sanctioned houses within the extended scheme period i.e., upto 31.12.2024.
Sufficient Central assistance has been released to States/UTs for construction of sanctioned houses based on utilisation of earlier releases and compliance of scheme guidelines. Year-wise details of budget allocated under PMAY-U during last three years are as under:
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Financial Year
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Budget allocated 
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2020-21
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21,000.00
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2021-22
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27,023.97
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2022-23
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28,000.00
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
89.74 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
24,354 new cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.81%; Lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 2,73,889; lowest in 197 days
Recovery Rate currently at 97.86%; Highest since March 2020
25,455 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,30,68,599
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 99 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 3% for last 33 days
57.19 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Defence
AIR MARSHAL BR KRISHNA AVSM SC ASSUMES THE COMMAND OF WESTERN AIR COMMAND
Air Marshal BR Krishna Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Shaurya Chakra, took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief  of Western Air Command on 01 Jul 21.
The Air Marshal was commissioned in the IAF in Dec 1983 as a Fighter Pilot. In a distinguished career spanning nearly 38 years, the Air Officer, being a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot, has flown a wide variety of fighters, transports and helicopters in the inventory of IAF. He has a flying experience of nearly 5000 hours, including operational, instructional and test flying.
During his illustrious career in the IAF, the Air Officer has held numerous important command and staff appointments. He was Commanding Officer of a frontline fighter Squadron, has commanded Air Force Test Pilots School, Chief Operations Officer of a forward base, Commandant Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment  and has commanded a frontline Fighter base. As an Air Vice Marshal, he held the coveted appointments of Assistant Chief of Air Staff  and ACAS  at Air HQ. As an Air Marshal, he served as Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ SWAC and prior to taking over as the AOC-in-C, he held the appointment of Director General Air  at Air Headquarters. The Air Marshal is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College Wellington and National Defence College.
In recognition of a gallant act in the air, he was awarded Shaurya Chakra in 1986 and for the distinguished service rendered, the Air Marshal was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 29.35 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.14 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from yesterday. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination program was launched on 16th Jan 2021 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalisation of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
More than 29.35 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 27,20,14,523 doses .
More than 2.14 crore  COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, more than 33,80,590 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
AYUSH
Union Minister of State for AYUSH lays foundation stone of Girls Hostel at ‘National Institute of Homoeopathy’ in Kolkata
Kolkata, 30th October,2018
Quality Education in the sphere of AYUSH systems of healthcare, namely Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, in educational institutes and centres of excellence is imperative for quality health care service. Union Minister of State  for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik emphasized this, while speaking during the occasion of Foundation stone laying ceremony of Under-graduate Girls Hostel at National Institute of Homoeopathy  here today. The Minister urged the administration of NIH, Director and the stakeholders to complete the construction before the scheduled completion date so that the facility of accommodation for about 200 Girl students could be functional soon. He reckoned that the institute has a long way to go with potential to achieve excellence in quality education. He urged the stakeholders of the institute to strengthen the AYUSH systems of healthcare with quality service to all patients visiting the institute. Observing that the institute has footfalls of patients from across the country as well as the neighboring and foreign countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Malaysia, among others, he said that education of the institute should set new milestones of excellence in the sphere with result oriented health care service. The Minister suggested that the State Government should also work in coordination with stakeholders for emphasis on AYUSH systems of healthcare, for creating awareness and to strengthen the potential of the sector.
Present on the occasion, Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Roshan Jaggi noted that the administration of the institute would complete the construction work of G+10 storied Girls Hostel building with RCC frame structure on pile foundation well before January 2020. He said that institute will have facilities of high speed internet connectivity in academic and hostel premises in future adding a feather in its cap upon completion. He said the foundation laying ceremony also demonstrates the resolve and continuous strive towards excellence along with special emphasis on Swacch Bharat Abhiyan for a neat and clean campus.
On the occasion, winners of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan essay, slogan competition and summer internship winners were awarded by Union Minister of State  for AYUSH. The Minister also planted saplings and had discussion with senior officials of institute on assessment of planning details and implementation of hostel building. Culture programmes were also organized on the occasion in presence of officials and staffs of the institute.
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Ministry of Power
Important step towards widening international acceptance of Indian Electrical Equipment
Central Power Research Institute bags ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation
Valuable boost to ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ for Indian Electrical Industry
The export footprint for electrical equipment manufactured in India is set to rise, with an important bottleneck being addressed. The Central Power Research Institute  an autonomous Society under the Union Ministry of Power, has been granted the prestigious accreditation from National Accreditation Board for Certifying Bodies  - for certification of electrical equipment as per ISO/IEC 17065. This accreditation means that Manufacturers who have obtained test Certificates from CPRI would be able to export their products without requirement of retesting or authentication by any other body outside the country. This would provide a significant boost to the already robust indigenous development and manufacturing of electrical products in India and thereby strengthen ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
Electrical products manufactured in India are exported to several countries. An issue which exporters had flagged with the Power Ministry, redressal of which would further enhance the competitiveness of this industry, was regarding some countries not accepting the test report issued by CPRI due to lack of ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation. Accordingly, Power Ministry directed CPRI to obtain this accreditation urgently. CPRI bagged Certification for its Test Reports covering Transformers & Reactors, Cables and cable accessories, Capacitors, Switchgear & Control gear, Transmission line accessories and Energy meters. With CPRI now having this accreditation, Indian exporters do not need to send their products abroad for testing. This is expected to encourage more manufacturing and exports of electrical equipment from India.
The ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation demonstrates to the market and regulators globally that the agencies have met the requirements for operating certification schemes in a competent, consistent and impartial manner. The purpose of ISO/IEC 17065 is for conformity assessment or the certification of products, processes and/or services. The Test Report issued by CPRI Test Laboratory will be authenticated by an independent Certifying Division within CPRI which would issue the Test Certificate.
Ministry of Steel
Steel Minister to present 25th Prime Minister’s Trophy for Excellence in Performance of Integrated Steel Plants
Union Steel Minister, Chaudhary Birender Singh, will give away 25thPrime Minister’s Trophy for Excellence in Performance of Integrated Steel Plants for 2016-17 in New Delhi on 1st March 2019.
Ministry of Steel has a scheme for award of Prime Minister’s Trophy, Steel Minister’s Trophy and Certificates of Appreciation. The scheme for awarding integrated steel for excellence in performance began in 1992-93 and 2016-17 was the 25th year of evaluation.
There are four categories of awards:
- Prime Minister’s Trophy along with prize money of Rs. 2 crore is given to a plant whose performance is best amongst all participating plants.
- Steel Minister’s Trophy with a prize money of Rs. 1 crore is given for 2nd best overall performance.
- Other categories of awards include “Certificate of Appreciation for Maximum Improvement” and “Theme Based Awards”.
The objective of the award is to give recognition to outstanding performance in integrated steel plant sector of the national economy, which draws heavily on resources of capital and skilled manpower. The award is intended to spur these major producers to achieve international standards of efficiency, quality and economy in their operations. All integrated steel plants in India starting operation from iron ore and having minimum crude steel production of 1 million tonne in last two years are eligible to participate in the scheme.
The performance of the plants is evaluated by a panel of judges. Members of the panel are drawn from eminent technologists, management experts, trade union leaders, economists and consumers of iron & steel.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate Iconic week celebrations of Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs on 6th June
PM to launch National Portal for Credit Linked Government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Iconic Week Celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 6th June, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This week is being celebrated as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’  from 6th to 11th June, 2022.
Prime Minister will launch the national portal for credit linked government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal. It is a one-stop digital portal linking Government credit schemes. It’s a first of its kind platform which directly connects beneficiaries to lenders. The main purpose of Jan Samarth portal is to encourage inclusive growth and development of various sectors by guiding and providing them with the right type of government benefits through simple and easy digital processes. The portal ensures end to end coverage of all the linked schemes.
Prime Minister will inaugurate a Digital Exhibition which traces the journey of the two Ministries over the past eight years. Prime Minister will also release special series of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10 and ₹20 coins. These special series of coins will have the theme of the logo of AKAM and will also be easily identifiable to the visually impaired persons.
The programme will also be organised simultaneously at 75 locations across the country and each location will be connected through virtual mode with the main venue.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Prime Minister’s Shram Award for 2016 announced 50 workers to be conferred with Shram Awards
The Government of India today announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2016 to be awarded to 50 workers employed in the Departmental undertakings and PSU’s of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector units employing 500 or more workers. Although, the total number of Shram Awards conferred this year are 32 but the number of workers receiving the Awards are 50 including 3 women. 34 workers from Public Sector and 16 workers from Private Sectors have won the Awards.
Shram Awards are given in four categories namely ‘Shram Ratna Award’, ‘Shram Bhushan Award’, ‘Shram Vir/Shram Virangana’ and ‘Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards’. This year no nomination was found suitable for the prestigious ‘Shram Ratna Award’. 12 workers from SAIL, BHEL and TATA Steel Ltd. have been awarded ‘Shram Bhushan’ which carries cash award of Rs. 1,00,000 and a Sanad. 18 workers from Naval Dockyard, Ordinance Factory, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, TATA Steel, Hindalco Industries, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., Brahmos Aerospace will receive Rs. 60,000 and a ‘Sanad’ as Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana Award.
20 workers will receive a cash award of Rs. 40, 000 and a ‘Sanad’ as Shram Shree/Shram Devi Award from Cement Corporation of India, Naval Ship Repair Yard, TATA Motors, Surat Lignite Power Plant, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. etc.
Ministry of Labour and Employment announces Prime Minister’s Shram Award every year. These awards are given to the workers in the Public Sector Undertakings, Departmental Undertakings of the Central and the State Governments and Private Sector units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performance, innovative ability, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.
Click here to view the List of Awardees